Elastic fabric



Dec. 26, 1939. p, NATHANSON ET AL A 2,184,751

ELASTIC FABRIC Filed Oct. 5, 1958 Emimimimi M INVENTORS .P/z'lip Naf/1ansa rz...

Patented Dec. 26, 1939 ELASTIC FABRIC Philip Nathanson and George F.Hofmann, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignors to Charles Kurlan, Inc., New York,N. Y., a corporation of New York Application October 6,

5 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in an elasticfabric with a woven design.

More specical1y,the invention proposes the construction of a wovenfabric which may be used for bathing suits or other similar garments andwoven in a single color or in a combination of colors to add to thedecorative value thereof.

Still further it is proposed to provide the fabric with certainundesigned areas where all threads in the weft and warp are woven together to form a. single layer. c i

Another object of this invention is to provide the fabric with certaindesigned areas having certain of the threads in the weft interlaced withcertain of the threads in the warp for producing a design area, and atthe design area cer tain cotton threads in the weft are woven withcertain threads in the Warp in a particular manner to produce a designarea having a double layer in which the outer layer is contracted due tothe contraction of the elastic threads in the back area.

A further object of this invention is to alter-` nate the elasticthreads` with cotton threads in the Weit only for providing the fabricwith inherent resiliency in its width, useful in the construction ofbathing suits, permitting the threads to be stretched when the suit isengaged on the body for extending the design areas.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is an elevational view of the elastic fabric in its stretchedcondition.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but illustrating the fabric in itscontracted condition.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detailed view showing the manner in which thethreads are interlaced for forming a piece yof cloth having designed andundesigned areas.

Fig. 6 is an exaggerated perspective view of Fig. 5.

The elastic fabric with a woven design, according to this invention,includes a plurality of warp threads I0 all of cotton, acetate orsimilar 1938, Serial N0. 233,617

material. Weft threads II are arranged in groups consisting of anelastic thread Il@` and several cotton or similar threads IIb,preferably three in number. The fabric I2 formed by the weft and warpthreads is provided with certain undesigned or base areas I2a andcertain designed areas I2". At the undesigned areas I2a all warp threadsand all weft threads are interlaced with each other in the customarymanner.

At the design areas I2b the elastic threads E@ are free without anyinterlacing on the face iig- 4 ure, but the elastic threads Ila on theback of the figure are interlaced in regular formation with certain ofthe warp threads I0 and form a separate inter-lacing in the back of thefigure. .A a@ careful inspection of Figs. 3 and 4 will show that thedesign areas I2b are of double layer with all cotton threads IIb of theweft Il interlaced with certain of the warp threads I 0. All the elasticthreads Ila are interlaced with certain of the 20 warp threads behindthe cotton threads IIb of the weft. A

The cotton threads IIIO of the weft Il are interlaced in the design areaof the face of the fabric I2 and the elastic threads are interwoven 85in the back under the gure created by the cotton threads, forming pocketareas which are adapted to be raised and drawn together due to thecontraction of the elastic threads. This contraction of the elasticthreads applies in the 30 width of the fabric only. When a pull isapplied in the width, that is in the direction of the arrows I3 in Fig.l, the elastic threads I"l in the back layer of the design areas I2bwill be extended and still leave the pockets on the designed gure sothat the ligure remains plastic.`

However, when the pull is released the design area will be againreleased and shrivel up as shown in Fig. 2 emphasizing the appearance ofthe woven design.

In weaving the material certain ends of the warp threads are raised ordrawn out of alignment to permit the shuttle which carries the weftthreads to pass between the warp threads. The design is determined bythe method of raising or moving the Warp threads out of alignment. Whenweaving with elastic threads in the design areas |217 of the fabric theelastic threads are interlaced in the back of the fabric only withcertain threads of the warp.

It is to be understood that any number of cotton or similar threads I Ibmay be arranged' between the elastic threads Ila.

While we have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of ourinvention, it is to claim as new, and desire to secure by United l .no

States Letters Patent is:

. 1. An elastic fabric with a woven design, comprising warp threads,weft threads arranged in groups consisting of an elastic thread andseveral cotton threads, the warpfand weft threads at areas having nodesign being all-interwoven forming a single ply area, at areas havingthe woven design the elastic threadsbeing absolutely tree without anyinterlacig on the face of the woven-design, but the elastic threads onthe back of the woven design being interlaced in regular form withcertain of the warp threads and forming a separate interlacing in theback of the woven design, the cotton threads oi' the weft beinginterlaced in this woven design, in sequence determined by the design,but the elastic ,threads being interwoven only in the aground and underthe woven design thereby .forming raised pockets due to the contractionoi' the elastic threads. 2. An elastic fabric with'a woven design,comprising warp threads, weit threads arranged ingroups consisting of anelastic thread and three cotton threads, the warp and weft threads atareas having no design being all interwoven forming a single ply area,the areas having the woven design the elastic threads being absolutelyfree without any interlacing on the face of the woven design, but theelastic threads on the b'ack of the woven design being interlaced in theresu- A lar form with certain o: the warp threads and forming a separateinterlacing in the back, the cotton threads'of the weit being interlacedin contraction of the-elastic threads..

3.!*An elastic fabric, comprising a. piece of material having basevareas of a single layer and designed areas oi two layers separate o!each other, andsaid piece of material consisting of lwarp threads ofcottonor other similar material,

weft'threads arranged in groups consisting of an elastic. thread undertension and several'cotton or other similar threads, said weit threadsand'sald warp threads beiginterwovenat said i5-base areas to form said`single layer, said cotton threads in said weft being interwoven withcertain threads of said warp toiorm one of said` layers at said designedareas, Aand said elastic threads Aof' said weft being interwoven withcertain other of said warp threads to form the other of said layers atsaid designed areas, whereby. when the tension is released on saidelastic threads they will contract to pucker the layer of A saiddesigned areas consisting of the cotton threads of the weft and certainthreads of the warp.

4. An elastic fabric, comprising a piece of material having base areasof a single layer and designed areas of two layers separate of eachother, and said piece of material consisting of warp threads ofcotton'or other similar material, weit threads arranged in groupsconsisting of an elastic thread under tension and several cotwn or othersimilar threads, saidweit threads and said warp threads being interwovenat said base areas to form said singlelayer, said cotton threads in saidweftbeing interwoven with certain threads of said warp to form oneotsaid layers at said designed areas, and said elastic threads of saidweft being interwoven with certain other of said warp threads to' formthe other otsaid layers at said designed areas, whereby when thetensionis released on said elastic threads they will contract to. puckerthe layer of said designed areas consisting of the cotton vthreads ofthe weit andcertain threads of the .warp, said designed areas when saidelastic threads are under tension being extended causing the wovendesign ofsaid designed areas to the warp threads out oi' alignment forpermit;-v

be shaped.

5. Anelastic Iabric.comprising apiece of material having base areas of asingle layer and designed areas of two layers separate of each other,and saidpiece of material consisting of warp threads ot cotton orothersimilar material, weft threads arranged in groups consisting oi' anelastic thread under tension and several cotton or other similar.threads, said weft threads and said warp threads being interwoven atsaid base areas to form said s layer, said cotton threads' in said' weitbein interwoven with' certain threads ot said warp to form o ne of saidlayers at said designed areas, and said elastic threads'f aid weft beinginterwoven with certain other of said'warp threads to form the other ofsaid layers at said designed areas,

whereby when the tension is released on saidNAM elastic threads theywill contract to pucker the layer of said vdesigned areas consisting ofthe t cotton threads o! the weft and certain threads oi' the warp, theformation oi said designed and base areas being controlled by themovement of tlng said weit threads tb pass therethrough.

PHILIP NATHANSON. GEORGE F. HOF'MANN.

